Lowell Thanx for a great question.
At ASU Libraries the loan period for our videos (changed from 3 days many years ago) is one week, no renewals. This applies to all borrowers, students, faculty, staff, and local community. IF a faculty member asks for a longer loan period it is provided, provided there are no holds, bookings, etc. on them. And a patron may bring the videos back in and borrow again, provided there are no holds or bookings on them. Videos on course reserve have different loan periods, 4 hours, overnight, one week, etc. I know that some libraries still do not allow students to borrow videos, or allow videos out of the building, or allow only faculty to borrow, or, or, or. Might I suggest that you turn the question around and instead of asking if loan periods should be extended, ask what is the rationale for having a different loan period or a shorter loan period for media. Do all media need such a restriction? I think video loan periods are a hold-over from the days when films, and then videos, were expensive. 25 years ago the standard loan (or rental for 16mm) was 3 daysŠ.. One day to pick it up/one day to show/one day to return. This is a legacy approach that may not hold up anymore. There are workarounds for irreplaceable titles, titles needed for instructionŠ. "Why" is an important question to ask. -deg P.S. Have you completed the survey: Academic Library Streaming Video Revisited? Https://surveymonkey.com/r/ALSVR deg farrelly Media Librarian/Streaming Video Administrator Arizona State University Libraries Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 602.332.3103 On 6/11/15 12:39 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > >This is an open-ended question about loan periods for optical media (DVD, >Blu-ray, and CD audio) for undergraduates. My library will migrate to a >new Library Management System next year (ALMA) and some of my colleagues >want to extend the loan period for optical media for undergraduates. Can >anyone suggest relevant studies or documents that discuss best practices >for media circulation, focused on loan and renewal periods and not just >preservation or security? Alternatively, what is the policy at your >institution? > >Many thanks, Lowell > >Lowell Lybarger, PhD, MLIS >305 West Q St. >Arkansas Tech University >Russellville, AR 72801 >(479) 964-0584 >http://library.atu.edu/about/personnel/lybarger.php > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
